On Monday the Guardian reported that FIFA, the world governing body of soccer, is started to be held accountable for the mistreatment of migrant workers helping Qatar prepare for their World Cup in 2022. About 1.7 million workers have come in for this huge construction project.
Brought forward by the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation, this is the first time that the Swiss courts have held world soccer’s governing body directly accountable for something. A letter from the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation has given FIFA 3 weeks to accept its involvement in the human rights violations and pay damages before going to court.